Review: "Eerie" from Picture Polish.

Hello Readers:

It has been awhile since I've put up a Picture Polish color, and about time I have haha. Today's color is a blogger collaboration with Emily from Very Emily. The inspiration is said to come from a dew covered plant during a foggy sunrise.

"Eerie" is a lilac purple holo.



Outside photos with clear top coat

 

Outside with matte top coat

 

Isn't the color just lovely?!? I adore purples and this one just won my heart! I even played around with top coats, and used a matte top coat to see what it would look like. I used two coats of polish over a clear base coat, and a clear or matte top coat. I has no application issues, it went on very smoothly. I'd also just like to say that I found the holo to be subtle, and came across a lot as flashes of pinks and blues which I really liked especially with the matte top coat.

 

If you'd like to have this polish you can get it direct from the Picture Polish website or from one of the stockists like Llarowe.

 

Until next time.

-Andi

 

Aria Night Out Nail Art

Hello Readers:

I was recently approached by a team member over at Vegas.com to participate in creating a look for a night out at Aria Resort, whether it be a night out with your honey, a night out with girls, or a night to a show like Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana.

I thought it sounded like a lot of fun, and a great idea to get the community involved so I agreed to create a look for a night out at the Aria. After looking at the website, I had many ideas and decided on an inspiration from Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana show at the Aria, though I think my theme also applies to the resort itself. Below are my inspiration photos that helped create my look which I found while perusing Vegas.com



Aria Resort Exterior (source)



Jean Phillipe Patisserie (source)



Zarkana Poster (source)

Now onto the look that I have created, which included the following polishes: "Under Cover of Night" from Carpe Noctem Cosmetics, "Solar Flare" "Illusionist" "Gravity" and "Altered State" from Picture Polish, and "Diamond" from Darling Diva Polish. (See photo below)

First, I painted all my nails with "Under Cover of Night" after applying a clear base coat, then I sponged on "Illusionist", "Altered State", "Illusionist", and "Gravity" for a color shifting (almost galaxy) look. After that I used my Bundle Monster stamping plate: BM-316, "Diamond" polish, and my stamper to create my own decals since I've been having trouble lining up the picture properly for direct to nail stamping. I applied my decals with the help of a clear top coat.

This is the final look (the first two photos aren't the best they're merely to help show the colorshift):

I really liked how this turned out! I think this look would be a great for a night out in Vegas and to take in Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana. The colorshift is beautiful and the lines give it a little extra oomph! I had a lot of fun creating this look, and had many ideas but this one stood out among them. If I have time I will create another look, but I don't think any will top this beauty.

Until next time.

-Andi 

Stamping Nail Art: Circles

Hello Readers:

I have been working on my stamping skills again, and have something to show you today. It didn't turn out perfect, but I think it turned out pretty good. In this mani I used Picture Polish's "Honey Dew" as my base coat, Colors by Llarowe's "Candy Is Dandy" to stamp with using Bundle Monster's stamping plate BM-322.

 

 

 Overall, I think everything turned out great. There were some minor issues that I'm sure you see but I think this mani was still a success, and I really enjoy the color scheme! I think I might try a different method the next time I do some stamping, but we'll see since practice makes perfect after all ^_^

 

Is there  color scheme you think I should try? What colors do you think would look great together?

 

Until next time.

-Andi

 

Turtle Shell Nail Art

Hello Readers:

I know it's been awhile, but I have some nail art for you today. My vacation is fast approaching so I haven't had much time to do anything other than swatches. Today's nail art inspiration is turtles. I tried doing the look of turtle shells using stamping plate MASH-49, Girly Bits "Giggity Giggity Goo" and Picture Polish "Mallard".

 

Overall I really like how this turned out. I especially love the flakies from Mallard, it adds an awesome effect to the look. I only wish there were more flakies lol

 

Like I said earlier my vacation is fast approaching, the end of next week is the start of it. I'll continue with my regular posts until then but there won't be any more nail art until I get back from vacation when things will finally slow down.

 

Until we meet again.

-Andi

 



Happy Mother's Day, Review and Nail Art.

Hello Readers:

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mother's out there! I hope you all have a great day! Today I'm going to show you a Dollish Polish exclusive polish for Llarowe, and some nail art I did with it.

First, the review is for Dollish Polish's "Frozen". Frozen is an light blue crelly based polish with an icy shimmer and some iridescent micro glitter. It goes on a little sheer so I used 3 coats of polish over a clear base and no top coat.

 

This is a lovely polish! I love the shade of blue, and the iridescent glitter gives it a great shimmer. This would be a great polish for any fans of the movie Frozen, and for anyone who loves a great light blue polish. I had no application issues though as it is rather sheer you may choose to layer this over a light blue base coat.

 

If you would like to add this lovely polish to your collection or to buy as a present you can only buy this shade over at Llarowe.

 

 

As this was such a lovely polish I decided to use this as my base for my Mother's Day nail art, using childhood past-times with my mom as inspiration. My mother loves plants/flowers so I have many memories being out in the garden and in the greenhouse which led to the nail art I created below.

 

 

I really like how this mani turned out! It took me a bit to find the right polish to use for stamping the vines, but it was definitely fun once I had the right one. I used Dollish Polish's "Frozen" as my base color, Picture Polish's "Mallard" for stamping the vines with stamping plate MASH-50, and I used Above the Curve's "Happy Holidays" to freehand the hearts.

 

Did any of you do some Mother's Day inspired nail art for today? If so, what was your inspiration?

 

Also, don't forget that I have a Spring Giveaway going on right now, click the link below to get in  your entries.

 

Spring Giveaway

 

Until next time.

-Andi

 





Easter Egg Nail Art

Hello Readers:

Happy Easter to all! I hope the Easter bunny has brought you a goodie or two (chocolate or otherwise). Today I've tried my hand at some nail art to make my nails look like decorative Easter Eggs. In this mani I've used Picture Polish's "Honey Dew", Above the Curve's "This One's For My Peeps", Delush Polish's "It Takes Two To Mango", Dollish Polish's "Slippery When Wet", "Skeet Skeet Skeet", and "Dining At The Pink Taco".

 

 

I hand painted the stripes and chevrons, and used a dotting tool for the polka dots. I love the colors but I wish I hadn't used all shimmers on my ring finger. I think it needed at least one crème for some balance like the rest of them. Otherwise I think this mani turned out pretty well. I really love the colors!

 

Have you done some easter inspired nail art? What style(s) did you come up with for the occasion?

 

Until next time.

-Andi